BOHEMIAN BOND

Its hard not to see Bowerbirds without hearing Cartmannot because the Raleigh, NC, trio belongs anywhere near South Park, but because their whole demeanor just screams, Hippies! Dirty, goddamn hippies! Fortunately, this is their asset, as their spare, bang-on-a-can folk-pop and high mewling (dont call it Devendra-lite or freak folk) stores half the enchantment in its sincere earthiness. The groups 2007 debut, Hymns for a Dark Horse, won them both adoration from Mountain Goats singer John Darnielle and undue press attention for their lifestyle, as they all reside rustically à la carte in a Winnebago in the forest. Mmmkay, now. With Bell, La Strada, and Lost in Trees.
Mon., April 27, 7 p.m., 2009